| |  | | | | | | | Following the announcement by Norway, Ireland and Spain that they are recognizing a Palestinian state, Ireland's ambassador to Israel Sonya McGuinness writes that Ireland is doing so because her country desperately want to see – and contribute to – a future where Israelis and Palestinians alike live in security and dignity.
Ali Alfoneh explains that while Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's death is likely to trigger a power struggle, Ayatollah Khamenei and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps both want a weak, compliant successor.
Ahmad Sharawi writes that after Jordan helped thwart Iran's attack on Israel, Iran is using proxies and propaganda to cast King Abdullah II as a "sellout" to the Palestinian cause amid high tensions in Jordan over Gaza.
Yaniv Jember wonders where some Americans' depiction of Hamas as a liberation movement, or justification of violence against "white" Israelis, leaves him as a Black, gay Israeli who lost friends and family on October 7.
Brian Katulis claims the Biden administration has a plan that could potentially defeat Hamas and cinch Saudi normalization with Israel, but is growing impatient with Netanyahu's inaction, which threatens to undermine America's credibility in the region and Israel's very future.
In an open letter to Israel's parliament speaker, a group of European parliament members beseech him to appoint a new head for the Knesset delegation for relations with the European Parliament, unless the current one, Ariel Kallner, apologizes for tweets calling for a "second Nakba."
Eva Illouz argues that some pro-Palestinian demonstrators in college campuses feel they can deny Israelis their right to existence because, in their eyes, they are defending a world threatened by a thug state.
An Haaretz editorial asserts that possible arrest warrants that could come from the ICC for PM Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant reflect the contempt they have shown for the warnings received about how they've conducted the war in Gaza. | | |
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